Gaia 2045 by Susan Reintjes Paperback Book 9781982253387

It is 2045 and fifteenyearold Gaia has lived her whole life in a secret Naturist Compound built to guard and nurture insect species in danger of extinction The combined efforts of the ExtPest Corporation and the government have plotted to exterminate all insect species in favor of chemical and robotic pollination The Great Extermination began in 2030 with Gaias mother leading the Naturist Cause but after her mothers mysterious disappearance on a mission Gaia is selected to navigate hostile forces to deliver one of the last queen bees to Scotland Gifted in sentient communication and never exposed to any technology Gaia must travel under a false identity guarding all thoughts of her secret life from the Mind Inquisitors The world outside the Compound is beyond Gaias wildest imaginings and filled with danger and unexpected help from kindred spirits human and nonhuman